President Joe Biden plans to meet with Brittney Griner’s family during sensitive days in Russia.

President Joe Biden met with Brittney Griner‘partner, Cherelle Griner, on Friday, and told him he was trying to save the WNBA star. Biden reunited with Cherelle Griner and Elizabeth Whelan, the sisters of imprisoned former US Marines. Paul Whelan, in the Oval Office. He even made separate visits to reassure relatives that the inmates were “on their mind,” according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.

Jean-Pierre After the discussions, he noted that Biden “loved the opportunity to hear more about Brittney and Paul from those who loved them most, and realized that every minute they were held was one minute too long.” According to the White House, Biden was joined by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. Cherelle Griner praised Biden in a statement and said she was honored to talk to him about “the Brittney we know and love.”

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Why are Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan sentenced to prison in Russia?

Brittney Griner was detained last February after flying to Moscow with vape cartridges filled with hemp oil in her trunk. During his trial, Griner admitted that he had unknowingly violated Russian legislation and told the Russian judge that he quickly packed the vape cartridges and accidentally carried them with him. Paul Whelan was sentenced to 16 years in prison in June 2020 after being convicted of espionage. Both he and the US authorities categorically denied the allegations, describing his case as completely unfair.

Griner’s pleas for clemency were mostly ignored, the court found Griner guilty of drug possession and trafficking and sentenced him to nine years in prison, well below the maximum 10-year sentence. Griner’s lawyer appealed the decision on August 15, but hostage exchange and Russian foreign policy experts say Griner’s appeal will face the same obstacles as his initial defense because of the political calculation involved.

Since then, the United States and Russia have tried to negotiate, but failed to break the stalemate, where the Biden Administration presented a “substantial offer” to the Kremlin in hopes of freeing Griner and Whelan. The offer was apparently made in exchange for prominent Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was serving a 25-year sentence in an Illinois federal prison for plotting to kill Americans and transfer weapons to terrorists, but Russia had rejected the offer.

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